{"id":750576,"date":"2026-06-02T14:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/750576\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:36:14","slug":"projected-no-1-nba-draft-pick-aj-dybantsa-compared-to-celtics-jaylen-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/750576\/","title":{"rendered":"Projected No. 1 NBA Draft Pick AJ Dybantsa Compared To Celtics’ Jaylen Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Projected No. 1 NBA Draft Pick AJ Dybantsa Compared To Celtics’ Jaylen Brown<\/a> originally appeared on NESN<\/a>. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 2026 NBA Draft is three weeks away and BYU superstar forward AJ Dybantsa is widely expected to be the first overall pick.<\/p>\n

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Boston Celtics<\/a> All-Star Jaylen Brown, meanwhile, recently finished his 10th NBA campaign and despite the team’s playoff shortcomings, the 29-year-old had his best season, averaging career highs in points (28.7) and assists per game (5.1), while matching his best output in rebounds per contest (6.9) as well.<\/p>\n

Brown — who continues to be linked to Giannis Antetokounmpo in trade rumors<\/a> — finished sixth in the NBA MVP voting, made his fifth All-Star team and was named to the All-NBA Second Team as well.<\/p>\n

ESPN’s NBA draft analyst Jeremy Woo revealed player comparisons for the top 12 prospects, listing “supercharged Jaylen Brown” as the “high end” match for Dybantsa.<\/p>\n

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“He’s an exceptionally coordinated driver at that size, and his college production was miles ahead of Brown’s at the same stage,” Woo wrote<\/a>. “Though it’s tricky to draw a straight comparison, there’s a realistic pathway for him to become one of the NBA’s best and most physical wings in time.”<\/p>\n

ESPN senior NBA writer Tim Bontemps noted that the Dybantsa-Brown comparison is a common one.<\/p>\n

“Multiple scouts and executives compared Dybantsa to a bigger, longer Brown,” Bontemps said. “That would be a pretty good outcome because Brown has made several All-Star teams, was just named to his second All-NBA team and has a conference finals and NBA Finals MVP trophy.”<\/p>\n

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